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    Marc Jacobs

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    keine Quellen vorhanden. Source Citations: https://www.facebook.com/marcjacobsintl/info http://www.marcjacobs.com/world-of-marc-jacobs/biography/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jacobs "The 2010 Time 100". Time. April 29‚ 2010. "The 5th Annual Power 50". Out. Retrieved September 9‚ 2011. http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/marc-jacobs-biography "Marc Jacobs." Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale‚ 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marcjacobs/

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    Jacob Castle

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    Jacob and Sowege Yelles "Jules‚ Julius Cassel" Kassel; born abt.1590 and died abt.1681 of Krisheim‚ Germany‚ "Krisheim is located between Manheim and Worms in the Palatinate (Pfalz)"‚ had at least two sons‚ ; Johannes "John" Cassel‚ born abt. 1639 and died April 17‚ 1692 in Philadelphia‚ Pa. and Arnold Cassel‚ born abt. 1642 and died abt. 1687. These were the first Cassel‚ Cassell‚ Kassel‚ Kassell‚ Castle’s to come to America. They came to America under the terms of a promise by William Penn

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    Harriet Tubman

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    Estimated around 1820‚ Harriet Tubman was born to slave parents on a plantation in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. She began protecting others at a very young age; she was struck on her head while she was protecting another slave from punishment when she was just thirteen years old. As an adult‚ Tubman escaped to the North from her master and continued to come back to the south and aid others through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was the most effective conductor in the Underground Railroad

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    Gabby Douglas

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    Did you know that gymnast‚ Gabby Douglas won the Summer Olympics in 2012‚ and not only because of her superior talent in gymnastics‚ but also because of her ambitious personality. Gabby Douglas is an Olympic gymnast‚ starting her gymnastics career at the age of six. She was born on December 31 in 1995‚ she grew up in Virginia and then moved to Iowa to further pursue a more serious gymnastic career. Although other gymnasts have obviously won gold in the olympics‚ she was the first African American

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    Tommy Douglas

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    Tommy Douglas Tommy Douglas demonstrates a true leader‚ he believed in access to healthcare for citizens from all walks of life. Douglas also valued a government that was for the people‚ by setting up a socialist government in North America‚ in which distribution of wealth and property is community based. Douglas portrayed an important role in Canadian history because he introduced universal hospitalization in Saskatchewan‚ set up a Medicare program‚ and was the first leader

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    Harriet Tubman

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    Harriet Tubman "When I found I had crossed that line‚ I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees‚ and over the fields‚ and I felt like I was in Heaven.” (Harriet Tubman‚ approx. 1820’s-1913). Harriet Tubman quoted this after her first breath of freedom. She was born into slavery in the 1820’s‚ so it is chilling to hear her description of what that meant to her. I asked myself‚ “Would I risk that glory

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    Harriet Beecher

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    Biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and a social activist‚ best known as the woman who changed how Americans viewed slavery. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher was born on June 14‚ 1811‚ in Litchfield‚ Connecticut as the sixth of eleven children. She had achieved the national fame for her anti-slavery novel‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ which had sparked an enormous ruckus before the Civil War. Harriet’s father‚ Lyman Beecher was a well-known minister. Her mother‚ Roxana Beecher

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    Harriet Tubman

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    born as a slaveBorn a slave‚ Harriet Tubman iscan be defined as a self-liberated abolitionist who is hthat is honored for saving hundreds of slaves and helping them reach freedom. Harriet Tubman struggled through her early years working as a slave for plantation owners. Harriet wapossessed ves very little worth to anyone‚ she never got the respect or companionship that which a person needs. She faced discrimination‚ racism‚ and torture from all of her owners. Harriet Tuman dealt with Overcoming various

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    Lincoln vs Douglas

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    While it may be true that Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass lived very different lifestyles‚ Lincoln having all the benefits of being a white male in the 1800’s and Douglas born into slavery with no civil rights‚ they had very similar views. Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass came from similar backgrounds‚ they put great value into education‚ and they became well-known for their impact on slavery. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County‚ Kentucky in 1809‚ and moved to Spencer County‚ Indiana

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    Frederick Douglas

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    Kenny Sandoval History 251-003 Frederick Douglas Dear Jim‚ I don’t know if you remember me but my name is Kenny Sandoval and I am your brother’s son. My dad has said so much about you and I remember him bringing up the topic of you owning a slave. He mentioned that you treated your slaved like if they were some type of animal that could be easily replaced. I myself am a slave owner but believe that slaves deserve to be treated more like humans even though they are our property. I recommend you

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